Peeling device



May 1945- L. osKow i 2,375,489 I FEELING DEVICE Filed June 24, 1944 v v INVENTOR- Patented May 8, 1945 if2 ,s75,48 9 Q IV'EYELING Davies Loulsio skow, New YorkgjNJY. qApplication nine .24, 1944,.seris1i No. 541,888 so' m m (cilia-43') This invention relates to a 'device for paring or peeling potatoes, apples or-other fruits or veg- I etables, and has for its primary object the pro-- vision of an'inexpensive, simply constructed and effective device which will speedily pare potatoes, fruits and vegetables'uniformly and rapidly,

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spindle. 9 and prevent axial movement of the spindle except by rotativev movement thereof by I means of the crank has will be hereinafter ex plained. v

At its lower end, the-bracket-l is'prov-ided'with a lip 45 through which a clamping screwy .is

The invention contemplates the provision of means by which the object to. be peeled is romated by a rotative spindle and is simultaneously moved forward, while a resiliently mounted cutter moves over'the irregular shape of the object and removes a peeling of uniform but 'regulatable shape from the same. i

An object of the present. invention is to provide means by which the fruit or vegetable may be easily placed in position for peeling: of means by which the paring operation may, whenever desired, be repeated over any particular-part or area of the object being' pared; of means by which the parts of the devicexmay be quickly moved to a position permitting the detachment of the peeled object whereby veryspeedy adjustment and peeling is possible. i i

The invention further contemplates the provision of many of the parts of the device of such form that they may bemade from sheet-metal, whereby a light-weight, economically manufactured device is the result, thusplacing the purchase of a device of this character within 'the means of the average housewife and rendering it usable in the kitchen.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an embodiment of the invention is shown, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the peelingdevice; Fig. 2 is a view of the opposite side of the device; Fig. 3 is a, sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 4 is asectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig.2, lookingin the direction of the arrows, and Fig. 5 is an end view showing the/spring means for urging the knife or cutter towardthe article to be peeled.

The supporting bracket of the device is shown at l,- the same being preferably constructed from en and add rigidity to the bracket, several elongated'ribs are formed in-it, as shown at 2 and 3.

the spindle 9, and the member 2.6. willturnth'e vmember 26 about its vertically disposed pivot pin '21 to allow the knife 39,. 'carriedby the member 26, to followthe irregular contour'ofapotato or a single piece of sheet metal, as shown. To stiff- At its upper end, the bracket is curled or rolled over to form a "tubularguideway 4 for thespindle 9 which receives androtatesthe potato or other article to be peeled, and-advances 'ittoward the cutter; consisting of thekni-fe 39 and guard 4|. At one end'bf the'guideway 4 is attached a strap 6 having'upstanding ears in which a latch 1 is pivoted at 8-, thepurposeof the latch being to" normally engage the thread l-i on the or any other suitable-support.

=from by the bushing (Fig. 4).

cured to the other end of the lever 20 is'the-end i The knife 39 is carried on a rod 36 its lower end bent laterally and 'pivotally mounted in the wings 29 and 30 of themem'ber 26;said lower end of the rod 38 being surrounded by :a" torsional spring 3| which hasian end 3411' operath-readed, said screw being provided with the head; 43 for .engagement'against atable .top or other support which is thus held between the head 43 of the screw and the surface of the bracket,

thus 'detachably securing the bracket to the table The bracket l isprov-ided with a arm 24, which may be formed as an integral part of the bracket or as anelernent rigidly attached xto'andthusforming an extending part of the bracket. Pivoted at 21 .on the underside of the arm. 24', adjacent to its free .end, is a. member '26 I of channel form, said. member having downwardly dependent wings. 29 and 3,0 in spaced relation. Attachedat 25 to the topof the channel member .26; is a rod-like link 23, which has itsopposite end pivotally attached. at 22 toone endzof a lever 20. .Said lever 20 is pivotally mounted at 21 in thebracket I andis held spaced thereof a rod-like. link II which has its oppositeend pivotally' attached to the lugs 16 of' a clampl5 secured near one-end of thespindle 9. The construction just described is such that when. the spindle 9 is rotated by turningthe crank I8, by

.meansof the knob I9 and is thus moved axially through the guideway 4, the links I! and 23. and the lever 20,:forming a linkage connection between other object and peel the same.

tive against the under side of. the; member-26' and its opposite end extending upwardlyflas at"'32,1. and; engaging about the rod 36. This spring 31 thus acts to normally urge-the rod 36 inwardly or toward the spindle 9, such inward movement of the rod being limited by'the' engagement of the rod against a lug 33 on the wing and also against the curved edge 35 of "an elevated part of a stop-andguideplate 34 securedontoner-the arm24 abovethe member it-m projecting Pivotally. se-

which has The cutting device includes which is adjustable longitudinally in a channelled bracket 38 forming an extended part of a boss 31 secured on the rod 36. The blade may be held in any desired position of adjustment by means or a screw 40. At the upper end of the rod 36 'is attached a guard member 4| which co-operates;

with the blade 39 in stripping away a peeling of the desired thickness. ;I'he spacing of the cutting blade from the guard member determines the thickness v of-the Ipeeling'cut from the potato or other article being peeled. A screw 48 fixes the 2,375,489 I a the knife blade 39,.

' the spit by contact with one another is prevented,

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that a simple and effective peeling device'is provided.

The main parts of the device may be stamped from sheet metal; the device is relatively fiat and compact for shipping and storage and will speed.

ily. peel large quantities of potatoesor other arguard member 4| on the ofi-set end of the rod 36,:- v' a The end of the spindle 9 is formed with a spit portion ll] of flattened form and providedwith a pointed terminal l2, to permit of easy insertion into the potato or the like. The.v shape of the spit I0 is such that it will 1101a the object to be peeled against rotative movement relative to the spindle 9. Lateral wings: I I may also be provided along the edges of the. flatportion of the spit.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the device is shown in readiness to receiv'eza potato or other. object to be peeled. To apply apotato on the spit. portion of the-spindle, the knife is swung away from the spit against the tension ofthe spring-3i to render the end of the spit accessible and the potatois ticles in a very short time.

What I claim is: a 1. In a device of the character described, a

bracket, a spindle rotatively supported therein, 1 a cutter arm, a support for said arm swivelled -on the bracket, a lever pivoted to one side of the bracket,'a link extending between one end of said- 1 lever and'the swivelled support, and a second link extending between the second end of the lever and the spindle. I a w 2. Ina device of the character described, a bracket having a guide, a threaded spindle operative through the guide, a spit on the spindle, an

arm projecting -from the bracket, 9, channelled v I member pivoted to theunder side of the arm, a lever. pivoted'to one side of the bracket, a link then impaled onthe spit. The spring 3| will then swingthe knife inwardly untilit comes into con tact with, the end'of the potato. isthen' rotated and as the potato is both rotated and advanced, thecutter is swivelled about its vertical axis 21, operating the while against the surface of the potato and removing a continuous spiral peeling therefrom. The. spring 3| tends toJmaintain the cutter in constant contact with the irregular surface of the potato with the proper-pressure to cause the cutter to remove a continuous and'uniform peeling therefrom. R0-

tative 'movement of the spindles 'is continued until the potato is completely peeled,:or; until -forward movement of the spindle ceases, this 0c:- curring-When the interrupted portion. 14 in the thread l3 reaches the flange 46 of the latch 1'! thatnormally engages the thread l3. The latch 4 1 is provided with a laterallyextended-finger= -piece- 41 by means of "which the latchmaybe swung upwardly on its pivot 8 to move its edge portion 46 out of the slot 5,-thereby enablingthe then-advancedspindle 9 to. be manually drawn rearwardly through the guideway 4 by direct time, the spindle scan be freely moved axially along in the guideway '4. i This is of some imporitance, for in the case of very irregularlyshaped potatoes, certainportions of them oftenrequire double peeling and with this arrangment any area of the potato canbe easily re-peeled by merelly raising the latch and sliding the spindle along in the guideway 4 to brin the required por-;

tion of the potato in cutter. 1 1 L It will also be noted that when no potato is on the spit, inward movement of the knife is re-' stricted by means of thecurved edge 35 on the a position adjacent to the The crank I8,

having one end connected to an end of the lever and its other end connected to the 'channelled member, another link connected to one end of the lever and having its other end connected to the spindle, said channelled -member having spaced wings, a cutter'support pivotally mounted in the wings, springmeans for-urging the cutter support toward the spit, and a stop plate fixed on the arm and having acurved edge around which 1 the cutter support moves and which limits theinward movement of the, cutter "support toward the spit. I v

3; Ina device of the character 'describedgta bracket, an oscillatory cutter arm, a swivelled support for said arm, a crankeoperated threaded spindle for turnin and advancing the object to be peeled relative to the cutterarm, a lever pivoted on the bracket and having its ends respece ,tively linked to the threaded spindle and the swivelled support. whereby said support willbe turned under axial-movement of thespin'dle'and a 'fixed guide membernonithe bracket around .which the'cutter arm is. moved, said guide member having a surface for limiting-the inward movementof the cutterarm;

4. In a' device of. the character describedgfla sheet metal bracket having a curled-over upper end forming atubular guideway, a threaded spine dle extending through ,the guideway, a spit on one end of said spindle, a crank at the otherend,

,alatch pivoted onthe guideway and having a part normally injengagement with the;thread on the spindle, an arm extended from the bracket, a member pivoted onthe under, sideof the arm, a guide-plate non-,pivotally attached to theupper face of the arm abovethe member, the member having dependent side wings, a rod having a horizontal part pivoted in the wings,;a torsional spring for urging saidrod, toward thespit alug on one of the wings for limiting the movement of the rod towardthe spitrcuttin'g means carried plate 34' so that during demonstration or other operationof the device when'no, potato is in place, the cutting blade is held away from the spit so that any possible damage to either the cutter or to on the rod, acurved edge on the guideplate against which the rod isgheld by thespring'when noobject'is on the spit, and linkage between the member and the spindle whereby the member, is swivelledon its pivot when the spindlefis-moyed axially and is simultaneously rotated.

' 5. In a device of the I character described, a sheet metal bracket having; a curled-over upper end; forming atubular guide, a; threaded spindle axiallymovable through said guide; a latch member straddling the guide and pivotedon the same,

which a part of the latch member is entrant to engage with the threaded part of the spindle, the latch member being provided with a, forward flange entering the slot in the guidesaid latch member also having a lateral finger-piece disposed along one side of the bracket for permitting pivotal raising movement of the latch mem ber, the threaded. part of the spindle being interrupted to thereby halt axial movement .of the spindle at the completion'of the peeling opera tion, a cutter, means forswinging the cutter,

means for resiliently holding the cutter against the surface of the object to be peeled and a driv-fl 'ing connection between the spindle and the cutter. v t LOUIS OSKOW. 

